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slow

adverb
  1. without speed; 'slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly'
    “They spoke slow to be better understood.”
    tardily
  2. of timepieces
    “the clock is almost an hour slow”
    behind
adjective
  1. (of business) not active or brisk
    “business is dull (or slow)”
    sluggishdull
  2. slow to learn or understand
    dulldumbdimdenseobtuse
  3. not moving quickly
  4. at a slow tempo
    “the band played a slow waltz”
  5. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
    “the clock is slow”
  6. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    dulltediousboringdeadeningho-humirksometiresomewearisome
verb
  1. lose velocity
    “move more slowly”
    retardslow downdecelerateslow up
  2. become slow or slower
    “Production slowed”
    slackslow downslackenslow up
  3. cause to proceed more slowly
    “The illness slowed them down.”
    slow downslow up